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2:51 Editors' note: This post was updated on August 12, 2015, with information on how to remove Windows from a dual-boot Mac. If you haven't already heard, Windows 10 is pretty great and worth installing on your PC. Apple fans won't miss out either, since the new operating system can be installed on your Mac as well. To install Windows 10 on a Mac, you will need the following:. The Mac you plan to install Windows 10 on. A thumb drive with at least 5GB of storage space (for reference, I named mine 'WININSTALL').
A second computer that already runs Windows. A fast Internet connection Note that you won't need a Windows 10 license for the installation, but you will need to buy one if you want to continue to use it on your Mac after the 30-day trial period. Following these instructions will install Windows 10 on your Mac in a dual-boot configuration, meaning you'll have the option to choose which operating system (Windows 10 or Mac OS) to use each time you turn on the computer. And, if you later on change your mind, the guide also includes the information on how you can remove Windows afterwords. This guide is for a Mac that doesn't have already have Windows installed. If yours already has Windows 7 or Windows 8 on your Mac, you can. Part 1: Getting the Windows 10 file on your Mac Step 1: Insert the flash drive into your Windows computer and download Windows 10's.
There are and versions, depending on which Windows system you intend to use the tool on. If you're not sure whether your computer is using 64-bit or 32-bit Windows,. Only the version compatible with your system will actually run. Pick the option to create an installation media.
Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Step 2: Open the downloaded media creation tool, choose Create installation media for another PC then click Next. Make sure you pick the 64-bit architecture. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Step 3: Select the Language, Edition and the 64-bit Architecture for Windows 10, then click Next. It's important that you select the 64-bit Architecture, unless your Mac specifically supports only the 32-bit architecture (very few do). If you select the 32-bit or both option, you may run into problems later on. As for what edition of Windows to get, check out this to find out if Pro or Home fits you best. Keep in mind that you will need to buy a license later when you need to activate Windows and the Pro edition is more expensive than the Home edition.
The N edition of Windows 10 is for certain European markets. Choose to save Windows 10 installer as an ISO. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Step 4: Choose to save Windows 10 installer as an ISO file then click on Next. Don't worry, you won't need a DVD burner or a DVD at all. Note that you'll want to avoid using the USB flash drive option here since, in my experience, the Windows 10 USB installer drive created using Windows has trouble working on certain Macs. Save Windows 10 ISO file.
Dong Ngo Step 5: Choose a location to save the Windows ISO file. For this guide, I chose to save that file on the flash drive, but you can save it anywhere on the computer and then copy it onto the flash drive later. Depending on your Internet connection, this will take between a few minutes and several hours. Once the file has been saved on the flash drive, remove it from your Windows computer and insert it into your Mac.
You will not need the Windows computer again for the rest of the process. Part 2: Getting the flash drive and your Mac's partition ready Note: At times you'll be prompted to type in the password for your Mac's admin account. Make sure you have that ready. Copy Windows 10 ISO file onto the Mac's desktop Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Step 1: Insert and then open the flash drive. Copy the Windows ISO file onto the Mac's desktop. Leave the flash drive connected to the Mac for the rest of job. Make sure there are no other flash drives or external hard drives connected to the Mac.
Run Boot Camp Assistant Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Step 2: Run Boot Camp Assistant, then click on Continue. Boot Camp Assistant is located in Applications Utilities folder. You can also quickly search for it using Spotlight.
Make sure all tasks are checked. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Step 3: Make sure all three tasks Create a Windows 7 or later version install disk, Download the latest Windows support software from Apple and Install windows 7 or later version are checked. Then click Continue. Prepare to make Windows 10 install disk. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Step 4: If you've copied the Windows ISO file to the Mac's desktop, it will be automatically located. If you put it elsewhere on the computer, you'll need click on Choose and browse for it.
The flash drive will be automatically chosen as the install disk if it's the only flash drive plugged in. Verify everything then click on Continue. Boot Camp Assistant will then confirm the erasing of the flash drive before turning it into a Windows 10 install disk (make sure you have no important information on the flash drive.) After that it will also download the latest Windows support software onto the flash drive. Make sure you choose the right partition size for Windows 10. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Step 5: Boot Camp Assistant will prompt you to choose the size of the partition that you'll use for Windows. Use the slider to select the size.
Windows 10 itself requires at least 20GB to install, so you'll want more than that to make room for software and data. Note that this is the only time you can pick the partition size for Windows so make sure you make up your mind before continue. Once done, without removing the flash drive, click on Install. The partitioning will takes place and then the Mac will restart. This is the end of part 2. Make sure the flash drive remained plugged in for the entire part 3. Part 3: Installing Windows 10 Windows 10 installation starts Dong Ngo/CNET Step 1: The Mac will automatically boot up from the flash drive and start the Windows Setup process.
You'll be prompted to choose the Language, Time and currency format, and Keyboard settings for Windows. Do this, then click on Next. Note: If somehow the Mac doesn't boot from the flash drive, just restart it, hold down the Option key after the Apple startup sound for available boot options, use the left/right keys to pick the flash drive - which will likely appears as 'Windows' - and press Enter to boot from it. Enter the Windows 10 product key or skip it. Dong Ngo/CNET Step 2: Enter the Windows 10 product key if you have it, then click on Next, or click on Skip. The installation process will then ask you to confirm the Windows edition you want to install, and ask you to agree to the terms and conditions. Reformatting the partition for Winodws 10.
Dong Ngo/CNET Step 3: Eventually, you will be presented with the all existing partitions, one of which is marked as BOOTCAMP. This is the partition you want to install Windows 10 on.
Select it then click on Format. Do not do anything about the rest of the partitions. Confirming the formatting of the BootCamp partition. Dong Ngo/CNET Step 4: Windows Setup will then ask you to confirm, click on OK and then click on Next. Windows Setup doing its thing. Dong Ngo/CNET Step 5: Windows Setup will continue the rest of the setup process by itself.
This should take about about 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the speed of your Mac. After that, the Mac will start up with Windows 10. You will be asked to go through with the normal steps of setting up a new Windows computer, including creating an user account. Installing Boot Camp software is the last step that makes Windows 10 run well on your Mac. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Step 6: As you log in for the first time, you will be greeted with this Boot Camp installation message.
Click on Next and follow the rest of the installation, reboot the computer, and you're done! If you don't see this message, open the flash drive, and double-click on the Setup file inside the BootCamp folder. Once Boot Camp is done installing, you can remove the flash drive from the computer.
It's no longer needed. Windows 10 brings new excitement to Mac computers.
Dong Ngo/CNET While you have both Mac OS and Windows 10 on the same machine, you can only run one of them at a time. To manually select which operating system to run, during the startup, hold down the Option key after the Apple startup sound and then use the left and right keys to select which one you want to boot into, then press Enter. To set which operating system to boot up as default, use the Boot Camp control panel (Windows) or Startup Disk in System Preferences (Mac). Removing Windows If for some reason, you don't want to have Windows 10 (or any version of Windows for that matter) on your Mac anymore, you can permanently remove it and regain the disk space the Mac OS. Here are the steps. Boot into Mac OS, run Boot Camp Assistant and click Continue.
Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET. Pick the third option that reads Remove Windows 7 or later version then click on Continue. Removing Windows means the entire Boot Camp partition will be earased. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET 3. In this step, just click on Restore; you will be prompted for the Mac's admin password to confirm. After a short process, Windows will be removed like it had never been installed. Note that removing Windows also means that all data, including software and files, stored on the Windows partition will be permanently erased.
Running Quicken on a Mac has been a frustrating experience. I’m a longtime Windows user and, in fact, started using Quicken back when it was an MS-DOS application. When I upgraded to Windows, I upgraded Quicken as well to run native under Windows. Now that I use an Apple Macintosh, I still use. The reasons are the numerous drawbacks with Quicken Macintosh version:. Long Development Life Cycles: Only every 3–4 years does Quicken upgrade their software. Missing Features: Compared to the Windows version it’s missing many features.
Buggy Software: As reported by many reviewers on Amazon, the native MacOS product is very buggy as well. Back in the old days of computing, the only viable way to run Windows was to get a dedicated machine to run the software. Of course this can be costly and take up massive amounts of desktop space. Not only this, but it’s also impractical.
Today you have the option to create a virtual machine within your Macintosh to run other operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows. So the advantages are less hardware to maintain and the ability to run software not natively available for Apple’s macOS. There are two reasons why I do this:. There’s no other viable alternative application available for Mac.
Security is increased by virtualization. Increased Security by Virtualization Let me touch on the second reason in a little bit more detail.
The added benefit of virtualizing your personal finance software is security. By keeping Quicken installed on its own copy of Windows (in fact also completely separate from macOS), it minimizes the chances of getting malware, viruses, and Trojans. This, of course, assumes you run nothing else on this virtual instance, nor do any tasks other than. This is critical.
It sandboxes your personal finance within a virtual machine that’s dedicated to no other tasks. All too often individuals unknowingly compromise their computer’s security by not updating software or by visiting websites with malware that can infect your computer. By limiting activities to only Quicken this decreases the chances for infection and therefore increases the security of your personal finances. Before You Begin Before you begin, make sure your Mac is pretty recent (no more than, say, 3–4 years old) and has at least 4 GB of ram and 30GB of available hard drive space.
Otherwise, the machine will not have enough resources to run Windows and Quicken at the same time you wish to run other OS X native applications. These steps apply not only to Quicken for Windows but really to any Windows-based program you wish to run on a Mac. Summary: Here’s How to Get Quicken for Windows To Run on a Macintosh. Total time to perform these steps should be less than one hour. Get Your Virtualization Software I personally recommend to run for your virtualization needs.
VMware has a long history with virtualization, and you have the added benefit of being able to move your virtualization container to any other platform in which VMware runs. This means if you also have a desktop Windows machine running VMware, you can move your virtualization container and run it there as well.
Is another option, but I don’t recommend it because it’s not as popular. However, it does have similar functionality. Install Microsoft Windows Once you get VMware Fusion set up, you need a copy of Microsoft Windows. VMware instances are like brand-new barebones machines — they need an operating system to function.
Technically you need a legit license that is separate from any other computers you own. Get a copy of the, which is the version I recommend running. Alternatively, you can use Windows 7 or Windows 10, though there’s nothing in Quicken’s software that needs the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system. All operating systems are supported by Quicken. Though Windows 8.1 is stable, well tested for security, and has many more years of security updates. The 64-bit version is available and is perfectly fine to use.
If you have an existing real machine running Windows, it is possible to migrate your Windows software AND Quicken all at once. Check with licensing to make sure all software is legit with this transfer. Once you get the operating system installed, as with any Windows computer, make sure you have antivirus software installed. Install Antivirus Software It’s not widely known, but Microsoft has its own antivirus and malware protection application. Best of all it’s free!
VMware Fusion includes McAfee Antivirus Plus for free, but in my opinion it isn’t as good and is more intrusive. Download and install Microsoft Security Essentials. Once this is done, you are ready to install Quicken. Install Quicken You are now ready to install the latest version of Quicken for Windows.
I personally recommend. If you want to find out more about the product itself, you can read my. Buy Quicken for Windows and install it in your virtual Windows instance.
This is no different than if you were installing it on a real computer. Amazon Pricing for Quicken. The prices listed below are updated hourly. Version Retail Price Sale Price Discount Link Quicken Starter for Windows $39.99 $39.99 0% Quicken Deluxe for Windows $79.99 $64.99 19% Quicken Premier for Windows $54.99 $45.99 18% Quicken Home & Business for Windows $104.99 $48.99 0% Step 5. Transfer Quicken Files If you are currently using Quicken on an older Windows machine, you can transfer your Quicken files to the new virtual computer. You are now ready to use Quicken for Windows on your Mac! Do make sure you keep your antivirus software, Windows itself, and Quicken up to date.
This level of security will protect you from any potential hackers compromising your personal finances and is the first level of security. Readers: If you have any questions or details about the process, please make a comment. Larry, I need help. I need Quicken for Home and Business or a Quickbooks Program. I have 2 really small businesses and one a little larger. I’d like something that I can put my personal, savings, credit cards, and small business accts on one. It needs to be user friendly.
My bank only uses Quicken and Quickbooks. THE PROBLEM IS I HAVE AN APPLE COMPUTER. What do you recommend? If I need to download Windows for MAC, and then Quicken for home and business? Do I download it on Chrome, firefox, or safari? I have all three I use on my MAC. If I use Quickbooks, can Quickbooks do all of the above, personal, credit cards, small business etc?
Which would be best? I’ll take anyones helpdesparate to get this done today, Thanks!
I am (finally) making the switch from Windows to a spiffy MacBook Pro, so I was very interested in your remark that “If you have an existing real machine running Windows, it is possible to migrate your Windows software AND Quicken all at once. Check with licensing to make sure all software is legit with this transfer.” I do have exactly this situation! I clicked on your link and it takes me to the VM support site.
Has anyone successfully done this? If so, would you give a nervous fellow traveler some tips? Something’s up with the latest update from Quicken which seems to crash my C system.I’ve been using Quicken on a visualization within my Mac but first it stopped showing the downloaded transactions that need to be added and when I tried to add the recent update to solve this problem it crashed my system. I can only run it now with automatic update turned off and it still won’t list the downloaded transactions to the accounts.
Is the most recent upgrade causing problems for other users? If using Quicken Deluxe 2015. I’ve used Quicken for Windows on a Mac using VMWare Fusion and Windows 7 for several years (and WinXP in Fusion before that). Here’s a trick I recently learned to speed up Quicken 2015 and 2016 for Windows, which sometimes launch extremely slowly even after rebooting Windows. – Start Quicken and if you don’t see Quicken appear yet, start Task Manager (right-click the Windows Task bar and choose Start Task Manager or Ctrl-Alt-Del); – click the Processes tab; – right-click once on qw.exe in the list then on the pop-up menu move the mouse to Set Priority and click on “High” in the side menu. – Windows will warn that messing with process priorities may make Windows unstable — ignore that since we’re not messing with Windows system processes, just a little old qw.exe (Quicken).
Exit/quit Quicken. Launch Quicken again and watch it start like lightning. For some reason Quicken for Windows inside of VMWare Fusion sometimes loads insanely slow: in Task Manager you can watch the qw.exe process load into memory super slowly (e.g., 2,493k then two seconds later, 2,634k until it finishes at over 80,000k! Thank you for your interesting articles and about Quicken Premier 2016. I also am a long time user (over 20 years) of Quicken and frankly could not “live without it”! I switched over from a PC to an iMac (OS X Yosemite) and I am currently using Quicken Premier 2015 with Parallels 10 and MS 7.
I am constantly being prodded to upgrade to Q16 and Parallels 11, but after reading your review, I agree it’s not worth it to upgrade to Q16. Besides, I am still using an HP Laptop when I travel and carry a copy of my Quicken program with me to keep my finances updated. You pointed out VMware Fusion and MSEssential – I will check that out since my Norton 360 is expiring soon. Thank you for your insight.
I have used an older version of Quicken on Fusion 4 for a long time and have been completely satisfied with it. I recently purchased a new Mac Book Pro and loaded the latest version of Fusion and Windows 8.1. I loaded Quicken 2014 which was what I had been using on my Dell laptop. When I try running it, I get some distortion on the Fonts.
I have tried both large and small fonts and the print in my registers is a different size than the accounts panel. If I make the fonts the smallest they will go in the registers, I can barely see the accounts panel typing. If I adjust it for a satisfactory size in the accounts panel, the registers have way to large of print. I had tried parallel and it did the same thing which is why I purchased the new Fusion.
The only way I can get a satisfactory size print is by using Boot Camp which is kind of a pain. The font size can only go down to 8. I called Quicken and the person I got said they didn’t recommend using Parallel so I thought beings that Fusion had worked on my older iMac, it would work on the Mac Book Pro. I am looking for help. Have you had such an experience with the Virtual software? We run Quicken for Mac 2007, updated to 16.2.3 to run on our Macs with OS X10.10.5. Like you, we have been running Quicken since the early 1990’s and have every financial transaction that was recordable on it – mortgage, investments, banking, and cash.
Our investment portfolio is a key concern since there is history that is essential dating back to 1984, and we are now both active investors, and of the age where RMD has kicked in. The setup you described for running Quicken for Windows seems very doable. But, one question looms, or perhaps several questions – What issues are to be expected when transferring the old database to the Windows variant? Great article, thank you. Quicken for PC user since the mid 90’s. As I love my iPad and iPhone, and my kids use Mac desktops and MacBooks I’m finally “crying uncle” and going to the Dark Side.
As Apple has finally release their new Mac desktops with the latest Intel chip, Skylake, I’m goin to pull the trigger soon. My biggest fear in the transition is the Quicken dilemma. You’ve have provided a step-by-step solution that hopefully will lead me to the promised land.
Questions: 1. Is the Amazon link you provided to the Windows 7 Pro product what I should go with? There are dozens of other listings on Amazon that are less expensive but it’s all confusing when you start reading the product descriptions and reviews. How do you “transfer” you Quicken files? Special cable?
I’m terrified about trashing my new $4k Mac by loading Windows 7 as I have no idea how to “undo” missteps on a Mac. Any danger of getting into big trouble here? Thanks again. I feel the need to send you a gift!! As you seem to be very knowledgable about the Quicken issues – here is a question about the use of Quicken 2015 on Parallels 11 (win7) on my 2015 MacBookPro retina. Quicke works ok so far – fonts are small/fine, but whenever I do call off my transactions on my account the window exceeds the screen size and can’t be closed anymore.
I have to force a shut down of Quicken via the toolbar to get out of this situation. What may be the cause? DPI settings or Font settings, anything to do with the display?
Thanks for your thoughts on this. Hey Larry, I’ve been working for 3 days tirelessly to get Quicken on my Mac.
I just updated to OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 today so that I could install VirtualBox in order to then install Quicken. Now looks like I need to install Windows 7 professional.
(Forgive my ignorance. I’m brand new to all this.) So, my question is, can I download Windows 7 professional from the microsoft website (or wherever google takes me) and then in turn make it a virtual machine via VirtualBox? I am literally starting to see cross and think I might be losing my mind slightly bc of this very tedious process that I am learning as I go.
Thanks so much for any help you can give me! We had Geek Squad set up our new iMAC last year with VMWare Fusion version 6 and Windows 7 Professional and they transferred our Quicken 2014 files for us – sounds like exactly what you recommend.
All was working pretty well, but we kept getting Windows Not Genuine errors and eventually a virus snuck in. Come to find out we never officially bought Windows 7 Professional (the tech who did this is no longer working there). Now we can’t buy Windows 7 Professional in order to apply the activation key and get updates, security etc, so we are willing buy Windows 8.1 as recommended, but we already have Quicken 2014 for Windows installed and files transferred – how will your steps 4 and 5 change if we buy and install Windows 8.1? We are also willing to buy Quicken 2015 for Windows if necessary. Thanks for the help.
I have been having trouble finding an answer to a question that is perhaps so well understood by the Quicken community no one fees the need to answer it explicitly. So, here goes. I have years and years of data on Quicken 2007 for Mac, primarily bank account information, categories, budgets, etc. I seem to be at the end of the line for using Quicken 2007 as it doesn’t appear that it can run on Apple’s newer Mac machines.
However, given my budgeting needs, I don’t see Quicken 2015 for Mac as being useful – I really need a budgeting feature that runs for 12 months. So, I’m thinking about installing Windows on my new Mac for the sole purpose of running the Windows version of Quicken with a full budgeting feature. My question is will all my data on Quicken for Mac 2007 transfer to the new Windows version, or will I lose data in the switch? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I was a long-time user of Quicken but finally gave up because of difficulties once I switched over to Mac in 2009 (I tried for several years). I’m currently using SEE software, which is ok but I still miss many features of Quicken and am excited about this possibility of using it again. I’m about to get a new iMac and macbook and would like to switch back to Quicken as well. What is the best order of transferring my current data in SEE over to Quicken on my new machines in this Virtualization scenario?
I downloaded, converted the data from ‘Quicken Essentials’, validated the totals on every account and finally started to use the application as well as the IOS application. I have found that it does the same as Essentials plus more which I started using as I found it now has more detail on investments, has a bill minder feature, has somewhat improved the accounts with a somewhat different look which I like. Overall I have found no errors in what I do (banking, savings, credit cards, loans, investments, assets) as all transferred over correctly and works together when we enter transactions. The reports transferred and work as before and have created more reports with no problems.
All of my investment accounts transfered from my 401’s from inception in detail which is much better than before showing everything versus just totals. I have started using the IOS application on my iPad and it works OK, just would like to see all my accounts including investment and assets, but maybe that will come later. Also since it is in the cloud, it would be wonderful if we had full update capability as we use the iPad on the road and it would be nice to have those transactions to reflect everything as we pay bills away from my iMac using the iPad. I know this is a big thing, but it would be nice in the future.
I guess overall I’m happy with the new Quicken 2015, but as always, there are other things that make sense for the application in the near future, especially the assets and investments, as that is a matter of simply transferring the details from the iMac into the cloud to the iPad. As to full update it would be wonderful in the future on the iPad, as we would use it to keep tabs on all accounts as they happen on the road. Hope this helps you know how I feel about the new product. There may be many other things people want and need, but this application functions well for what I want and need. I am having a problem with the quicken file: 1) I have installed VMWare Pro. 7.1 and Windows 8.1 on my Mac Mini 2) Then I installed Quicken 2011 3) I then run Quicken 2011, and ok to open the quicken file from a flash drive, which is plugged into the Mac Mini.
However, once the file is opened from a flash drive, I can’t save onto the Mac Mini 4) In addition, if the very same Quicken file is copied onto the Mac Mini, then I can’t open that Quicken file If anyone can give me a tip on how to solve this, would appreciate. When I got my first MacBook in around 2009, I stuck with Quicken via a virtual machine, waiting for the new Quicken for MacBook. When that turned out to be not much more than a fancy checking account, I took the time to switch to IBank, which is Mac ready, no VM. Really great decision. I used to spend a lot of time playing around with the VM, trying to get the VM to work with my Mac, and Quicken to work with Windows on the VM. Plus I was still stuck in the Windows world for a single, albeit important, function. My overarching drving force was that, after a continuum of ‘just wait a little longer” over and over from Intuit, they had said pretty clearly that they aren’t going to serve the Mac world.
Why would anyone want to stay with them when a conversion gets you into a new and better place? I was able to follow all of the steps above until Step 5. I now have VMWare fusion running, Windows 7 Professional installed, and Quicken for Windows 2015 downloaded. However, I am entirely unable to get my data transferred over from Quicken 2007 (Mac) to the new program. I’m operating on different machines–two different iMacs. The Quicken 2007 and its data are on the older machine and the Windows is running on my 6 month old iMac.
Can you give me any tips on the file transfer? All that pulls over are the names of the accounts.
I’ve tried opening both the exported QIF file (that I saved to iCloud and pulled down while inside of the Windows VM) and opening the actual backup file (.qfxm) but Windows won’t read.qfxm, only.QFX, etc. When trying to open the.qif file, I get an error message saying “the file is not in the correct format.” Can anyone help?
I’m about $200 in at this point and am facing having to start from scratch and lose 10+ years of account data. BTW–I followed the instructions in this page as literally as I could (some of its instructions may be outdated) and the QIF process, as I explained above, is not working for me: https://www.quicken.com/support/how-do-i-convert-quicken-mac-2007-quicken-windows. I installed VMWARE on my new MacPro and then downloaded Windows 8 and in turn Quicken 2014. I have two issues. First, I was able to transfer all my data except for investment accounts.
How do I transfer my investment accounts? Second and probably more important, the font size on the screen is either too small (accounts list, reports and most tabs) or too large. For example, the font for the listed transactions is so large that it does not fit on the screen. Is there a way to control the font size on the screen? Hi: I could really use some advice if anyone can help.
Last week I followed the exact steps in this article to install Quicken 2014 on my iMac (OS X Lion, 10.7.5, 4 GB Ram, plenty of storage). I used VM Ware Fusion and Windows Pro 7.
Everything was running smoothly (albeit slowly), until I tried to print checks from Quicken. The checks printed with teeny-tiny, almost minuscule font and the actual language/numbers that printed were scaled down so small that they weren’t on the check itself but rather on the memo portion of the page (I was using voucher checks, with one check at the top of the page and the rest of the page is a memo/recording area). I fiddled with every potential setting change on Quicken, and was on the phone with a Quicken customer rep for almost 3 hours!! Nothing fixed the problem. I even uninstalled and reinstalled Quicken. The Quicken rep said there was nothing else he could do to help and said the problem might lie with the fact that I was running Quicken on a virtual machine. I’m going to try to uninstall and reinstall my printer driver this morning to see if that helps, but if it doesn’t, I’m not sure if there’s any other way to fix this.
Please, any help would be most appreciated!! Hi, I’m so glad I found you. Considering transferring over to Mac from PC and biggest reason not to was quicken. Now I see there is a solution. My PC is near the end of its life, I have XP and would want to transfer everything on it (word, excel, quicken, pics, music, etc).
I have a few Qs. 1) Can I buy windows 8 for the Mac and transfer from the XP docs, or is there an interim step?
2) Larry suggests only using Quicken on the virtual thingy, so will the transferring of PC docs go into the Mac programs or be in the windows area? Sorry I’m not super ted savvy with transferring etc 3) I really like Outlook, although my 2003 version is really messed up and one of the reasons for these changes. Any recommendations here? Do you suggest I transfer to another calendar or buy Outlook for Mac? Of course money is a consideration with all of this. Thanks so much for any help. Great thread!
Recently (two years) made the switch from pc to iMac (mid ’11, 21.5′, upgraded to Mavericks). I set up for Quicken 12, and Quickbooks for NonProfits on a Fusion V5.0 VMWare virtual machine exactly as in this thread.transition was flawless. Since the Mavericks upgrade, even before, load speeds for all three programs.VMF, W7, and Quicken are slow.4-5 minutes at least.
Need speeding up advice! Should I upgrade to Fusion V.6.0? Should I cold start daily?
Don’t run the Mac side when using either Quicken, or QB (never run these two at once)? Running 4GB memory, 2 each to OSx and W7.thanks! Great thread! I’ve spent weeks and weeks trying to transfer my Windows 7 PC (including Quicken) to a MacBook Pro using VM Ware. Tried doing it via Ethernet, and that failed.
Finally was able to convert the PC to a VMware file, but even after I deleted a lot of stuff from my PC, the file is still 90 GB. I transferred it to an external hard drive, but the file is too large to copy onto my MacBook (which only has a 120 GB hardrive) with the free space available. Now I’m working with VMware Fusion tech support (very helpful) to figure out how I can put the PC virtual machine on my portable hard drive and run it from there. Waiting for a callback.
Wonder if I should have gone the CrossOver route? I recently purchased a MacBook Pro with retina display running Maverick.
I installed VMware Fusion version 6.2 and Quicken Premiere 2014. Everything seems to work fine with one exception.
When I try the one step update I get a smaller window titled “Activate Windows”. Unfortunately the window is a solid blue box. I presume that there should be fields there to enter activation data.
Apparently without activation software updates to Quicken, among other things, will not be applied. Has anybody experienced this problem? Another way to do this is to use CrossOver. It allows you to run Windows programs seamlessly in OSX on the Mac without having to actually install Windows. I have not tried Quicken 2014, but it works flawlessly for Quicken 2011 and MS Project on my MacBook Air. These are the two Windows programs I cannot live without.
Crossover is around $60 which is comparable to Parallels / VMware but saves the cost of a Windows purchase. Highly recommended solution to the problem of having to run just a few Windows programs. And they are able to access all the OSX filesystem too, so I organize my Project and Quicken data files right in with my mac files.
Hi my PC has a terrible virus and all my word and photos and Excel files are dead. Quicken 2011 is still working and I have backed it up. I am thinking of going out and buying a Mac just because of the virus situation. It sounds like it crossover would be a better option for me if viruses are my primary concern. Isn’t this true? Why would I Build a pc World within a Mac and submit my Quicken system to the possibility of viruses once again? I am not clear on this please help!
Or maybe I should just go ahead and purchase the new Quicken 2015 for Mac after I buy the Mac. I basically just use Quicken for its checkbook function and for reconciling and for writing checks. I don’t even download directly from my bank.
I do not use the investment functions. Would I be able to transfer all my data from my Quicken 2011 for PC to Quicken 2015 for mac and what do you think are the best options for me?
Larry is correct that CrossOver is a Wine bottle approach. I have been extremely pleased with Quicken and Project and results definitely exceeded my expectations. CrossOver has a useful ranking of compatibility on their website and I noticed as updates came out these tend to increase, especially for popular programs. I do also run antivirus and antimalware on my mac which although of limited value today may be important in the future should more mac-specific viruses emerge. Not running Windows was one of the security approaches I decided to take – even a Windows VM installation that only runs Quicken still has to go onto the Internet to download data.
Hi Jim, IMHO Time Machine is pretty easy to use and setup. There are third party backup solutions such as Carbon Copy Cloner. With VMWare Fusion you can take images of the state of your instance (which includes Quicken files). Though that’s still on the same machine. My recommendation is either use the backup built into Quicken, or backup to some remote network drive.
There are a multitude of ways you can backup your instance within OS X (whole instance), or file system (within Windows itself). Another option can be cloud backup services.
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